MAHENDRA BIR BIKRAM SHAH

MAHENDRA BIR BIKRAM SHAH

Father:	Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah
Mother:	Kanti Rajya Laxmi
Ruled:	2013-2028

 Major Works And Events

• The diplomatic relationship was established with China on the basis of five major points.
• Nepal became the member of U.N.O. in December 1955 A.D.

• The first general election for the cabinet was conducted.
• Planned mechanism of development started.

• Diplomatic relations with numerous countries were established.
• Panchayat was introduced in Nepal for the general welfare of the people.

• bequeathed a legacy that has shaped the course of political events in Nepal for four long decades
• was King of Nepal from June 11, 1920 - January 31, 1972

• also made a British Field Marshal in 1960
• succeeded his father, Tribhuvan, who had, after years as a puppet of the Rana family

• finally managed to break their more than 100-year hegemony over the country.
• introduced the Panchayat system in 1960, had dissipated by the second decade of his son's reign in the 1980s
• the economy was stagnant, environmental destruction had accelerated, Kath-mandu Valley succumbed to uncontrolled urbanization
• bureaucracy evolved into a clique of corrupt yes-men
• the educational system from primary schools to the university was a mess
• the only area where the government was truly energetic was in moving amongst the donor countries, begging bowl in hand.